We Beg To Differ - Ruairi Bradley (12 mins) 

Exhaust fumes and skid marks commemorate the life of a young man. This cinematic portrait captures the art of ‘diffing’, a conduit for a community to reckon with the mental health crisis affecting Northern Ireland. 

just above the tear duct on each side - Cáit and Éiméar McClay (19 mins) 

Ireland’s forgotten history of psychiatric abuse is brought to the fore in this powerfully unsettling short. 3D animation and a rich soundscape imagine the abandoned hospitals as they stand now: dripping, rusting and rotting under the weight of institutionalised horrors. 

Sumoland - Nicky Larkin (15 mins) 

An aspiring sumo wrestler from Belfast travels to Doncaster to attend the British Sumo Championships. Accompanied by his protégé and his girlfriend, this unlikely trio make their unlikely pilgrimage while ruminating on fatalism, determinism and dedication. 

At The Bottom Of The Reen - Molly Kiely (19 mins) 

Buddy’s Pub was once the heartbeat of the former mining town of Glengoole, but through its third-generation owner, Sinéad, we see how the traditions and heritage of Ireland are changing for better and for worse.

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